2026 Nomination Form 7 - Young Professional of the Year

The Young Professional of the Year Award is given to a young professional, who, during the last year, has demonstrated excellence in business and/or non-profit leadership, and is active in Washington County.

Nominees are not required to own a business.

Must be under the age of 40 as of 12/31/25.

*Please Note:

1. If any of the information provided with this form is inaccurate or incomplete, the nomination will be invalid.

2. The individual you are nominating will be contacted using the information provided with this form.

3. Honorees who received the Young Professional of the Year Award previously are not eligible to receive the award a second time. If your nominee has previously won, we will let you know and remove your nomination.

4. Finalists for the Young Professional of the Year Award from the past two years are not eligible to be considered for the 2026 Young Professional of the Year Award.

(Finalists included: Joan Balbuena Hernandez, Maureen Kolb, Bailey Kercheval, Ryan Smetzer)

Fields marked with an * are required.

Your name *

Your email address *

Name of the individual you are nominating for the Young Professional of the Year Award *

Email address for the individual named above *

Why are you nominating this individual for the Young Professional of the Year Award? *

Note: This statement will be provided to the nominee along with your name. This statement will also be provided to the judges to review if the nominee completes a submission for this award category.

Please verify that you have checked the “I'm not a robot” checkbox.